Liverpool FC went into Monday’s contest on a high after following up Cup triumphs over Manchester City and United by hammering Wolves 3-0 in the league.

However, their hopes of maintaining momentum were dashed after they failed to make their dominance count in a scrappy contest with Spurs.

Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez both had chances to secure maximum points but they went begging.

Kelly admits it was a frustrating night at Anfield but says there were plenty of positives for Kenny Dalglish’s side to take into the game at Old Trafford.

“We had our chances and could have closed the game off and got the three points, but it wasn’t to be,” he said.

“We defended well. You have to give Tottenham respect because they are a great side, but I think we had the better chances.

“Especially in the second half, we created quite a few chances but that’s just football sometimes. They defended well and it wasn’t our night.

“We can take positives from it. We’ve got Luis back now and Andy Carroll won every header and was fantastic.

“We’ve got to take that into the United game and try to get a result there. We’ve got to look forward to the next game which is a massive one on Saturday.”

The 21-year-old full-back impressed after being handed his first Premier League start since October.

Kelly, who got his chance after Jose Enrique was sidelined by a tight hamstring, comfortably dealt with the threat posed by Spurs winger Gareth Bale and almost made the breakthrough himself as his strike was parried away by Brad Friedel.

Seventh-placed Liverpool FC now find themselves four points adrift of Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification.

But Kelly insists LFC are looking no further ahead than this weekend’s showdown at Old Trafford.

“We concentrate on each game as it comes – that’s how we do it at this club,” he said.

“We’ve got a point against Spurs and now we’ll look at the next game and try and get three points there. We’ll see where we are at the end of the season.”

Kelly admits the return of Suarez after his eight-match suspension has given everyone a boost and the defender expects the Uruguayan to have a big role to play between now and the end of the season.

“The crowd gave us a lift when they saw Luis coming on and it’s fantastic to have him back,” he added.

“He’ll be a big help for us over the next few weeks when we’ve got big games coming up and he’ll be there ready for the (Carling Cup) final.”